Barry Upton

Barry Upton
Birth name	Barry John Upton
Born	(1954-02-25) 25 February 1954 Hastings, Sussex, England
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, musician, producer, audio engineer
Associated acts	Brotherhood of Man
Website	www.barryupton.com

Barry John Upton^[1] (born 25 February 1954, Hastings, Sussex, England) is an English songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of various forms of pop music. He is also an audio engineer and stage performer having appeared around the world in various capacities. He now lives in Pattaya, Thailand where he continues writing, producing and performing music. In addition, he is the Executive Producer for radio & TV at Pattaya People Media Group and has been presenting the morning show on 96FM radio since 2010 to present.

Career

In the early 1980s, Upton was a member of Brotherhood of Man, appearing in concert with them internationally. Although not a member of the band at the time of their Eurovision win, he was their musical arranger and co-wrote much of their material during his time with them. In 1997 he created the million selling pop band, Steps.

His writing and/or production credits include:

Lightning Flash – Brotherhood of Man (1983)
"I'm in the Mood For Dancing '89" – The Nolans (1989)
"Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" – Sonia (1991)
"5,6,7,8"^[2] – UK Top Twenty hit co-written with Steve Crosby – Steps (1997)
Dollar's Greatest Hits – Dollar (re-recorded versions)
"Bunsen Burner" – UK Top Ten hit co-written with John Otway^[1] (2002)
Gold: Greatest Hits – Steps (2002)
"Cheeky Flamenco" – The Cheeky Girls (2003)
"You've Got Me Dancing" (featured in the movie, Little Miss Sunshine, and co-written with Gordon Pogoda)^[3]

PEACE, LUV & HOTPANTZ

"Gasoline" and "World Ain't Over" – Pedwell (2007)
The Complete Halloween Party Album^[4] (2007)
My Favourite TV Themes^[5] (2008)

My Favourite Musicals 1, My Favourite Musicals 2 & The Grease Party album (Gut Records)

References

1 2 "Artist: Barry Upton". Second Hand Songs. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
↑ "5, 6, 7, 8 – Steps : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
↑ "Little Miss Sunshine (2006)". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.
↑ "The Complete Halloween Party Album – Various Artists : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
↑ "Barry Upton – My Favourite TV Themes (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

External links

Official website

Brotherhood of Man

Martin Lee Lee Sheriden Nicky Stevens Sandra Stevens Tony Burrows Sue Glover * Sunny Leslie John Goodison Roger Greenaway Hal Atkinson Russell Stone Barry Upton

Singles	"Love One Another" "United We Stand" "Where are You Going To My Love" "This Boy" "Reach Out Your Hand" "You and I" "California Sunday Morning" "Say a Prayer" "Happy Ever After" "Our World of Love" "When Love Catches Up on You" "Lady" "Lady Lady Lady Lay" "Spring of 1912" "Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "My Sweet Rosalie" "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" "Angelo" "Highwayman" "Figaro" "Beautiful Lover" "Middle of the Night" "Goodbye Goodbye" "Papa Louis" "Taxi" "Honey Don't Throw Our Love Away" "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "Lightning Flash" "Cry Baby Cry" "When the Kissing Stops"

Albums	United We Stand We're the Brotherhood of Man The World of the Brotherhood of Man Good Things Happening Love and Kisses from Brotherhood of Man Oh Boy! Images B for Brotherhood Twenty Greatest Higher Than High Singing a Song Good Fortune Sing 20 Number One Hits 20 Disco Greats / 20 Love Songs Lightning Flash The Butterfly Children Greenhouse The Seventies Story

Related pages	Brotherhood of Man discography Songs Tony Hiller Barry Upton Congratulations (Eurovision) Eurovision Song Contest 1976 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Book:Brotherhood of Man

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